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Updates during this time of pandemic and resources to use at home

• Our churches are soon to re-open! For locations and details click here – we look forward to seeing you!
  
• All services will follow government guidelines as follows:
  • Social distancing – please sit 2m or more apart using marked pews or seats as they are positioned
  • Please use hand sanitiser provided on entering and leaving the church
  • Wearing of face covering is recommended
  • No singing – we may have some music to hum along to!
  • Communion will be with wafers only
  • Services will be on wipe clean laminated sheets – please leave on the seat at the end of the service
• Our online services will continue, led by Rev Lynn and other worship leaders using Zoom software. These include morning and evening prayer and are on most days of the week. Click here for details. Please contact Rev Lynn if you would like to join us.

• Pub theology is back online – Click here to read more
• Families in Downderry are in financial need at this difficult time – Click here for more details – please help if you can.
• Lynn’s letter for June and the monthly newsletter can be found here
• A booklet of prayers during the pandemic can be downloaded here: Outbreak Prayer Book Digital Single Pages 2 April_0

Other online options

Bishop Philip and Ruth continue their all age session at 9.30 on Facebook on a Sunday as usual!

You can download Bishop Philip’s most recent pastoral message here:  Bishop Philip letter 17.4.20

Or you could still listen to one of the many radio options – Radio 4, Radio Cornwall offer services on a Sunday around 8am.

Or you could look at: Church of England website – or at many churches and cathedrals up and down the country!

A very good resource is https://www.churchofengland.org/more/media-centre/church-online

Browse a whole range of prayers you can choose from to read – or listen to:

Or using your computer, tablet or phone (as you prefer) and from your web browser access morning and evening prayer using this link:

Click here and choose what you need.

To read or hear the prayer for today, click on this link: http://cofe.io/TodaysPrayer

Browse around the various pages and you’re sure to find something that interests you.

Alternatively download an App for your tablet or phone. Church House Publishing or provide a number of these Apps and these can be downloaded from https://www.chpublishing.co.uk/apps/daily-prayer

The normal ‘Sunday Sheets’ for July can be found here: July2020

Parish Contacts

Parish Priest: Rev. Canon Lynn Parker – main point of contact for all matters

Parish Wardens: Paul Gribble and Bill Woods

Readers/Licensed Lay Ministers: Richard Laugharne, Margaret Sylvester-Thorne, David Watters

For weddings, baptisms, funerals and church services:  Rev. Canon Lynn Parker, David Watters and Margaret Sylvester-Thorne

Children’s work: Rev. Canon Lynn Parker, Evelyn Reed, David Watters and Margaret Sylvester-Thorne

Messy Church: Evelyn Reed

For buildings and general parish enquiries: the Parish Wardens:   Paul Gribble and Bill Woods

For Safeguarding:  Margaret Sylvester-Thorne

Pastoral Visitors Team:  Pat Paxton

Parish Giving Scheme:  David Watters

Finances: the Treasurer, Paul Gribble

Electoral Roll: Brenda Daw

Enquiries about individual churches:

Downderry:  Andrew Pidgen

Hessenford: Fran Moore

St Germans: Richard Laugharne

Tideford: Sue Merrick

Deanery Synod Reps:  Margaret Sylvester-Thorne, David Watters and Bill Woods

PCC Members for April 2019

Sue Booth, Fiona Bristow, Yvonne Byles, Dawn Couling, Jenny Daniel, Sue Merrick, Fran Moore, Hugh Parker, Andrew Pidgen, Tim Pullin, Evelyn Reed, Rosemary Stevenson

Hire and other info on St Germans Priory Church for events:

The St Germans Priory Trust:   www.stgermanspriory.info

Hire of the Church Hall in Hessenford:  http://www.hessenford.net

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Lynn’s Letter

It has been really encouraging that so many people are meeting up on the internet to join in the online “Thy Kingdom Come” services during the period between Ascension and Pentecost, so much so that we have decided to carry on offering a daily service either in the morning or the evening, as well as our usual Sunday morning.

We are getting quite adventurous with our internet skills, and the range of services, music, reflections, and videos which are on offer are all very interesting. The worship team which consists of our readers, worship leader, and future curate have all been very thoughtful and resourceful in their offerings.

To join in or watch any of the services on offer you first have to have a “link”. These I send out 3 times a week and you have to click on them to attend. If anyone wants to have a link that is not already getting them or would like help in connecting in, please let me know and I can talk you through it.

It can I know seem quite daunting at first to try new things like joining online worship, but those who have persevered have been rewarded with a range of services to encourage their faith.

All through this lockdown we have had to try new ways of going about a lot of things, and our normal practices, routines and ideas have often been challenged. But it is through challenge that we learn new skills, learn to do things differently, look for solutions and grow in knowledge. It is a time when age and “maturity “can often come into their own, as we are not so worried about making a mess or getting it wrong at first. We can draw on a lot of years (talking personally!!) of experience and take this pandemic in our stride; disasters have happened in the past and we will get through.

Also as people of faith we know we are not alone, and that God remains as our refuge and strength, an ever present help in times of trouble. We can call on him through prayer and study and be comforted knowing that he is there with us – even when nobody else physically can be.

Yours in Christ

Canon Lynn

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6. June 2020 Newsletter

~   News and Events in the Parish   ~

All our public events have been cancelled for the time being but we are meeting online where we can.

Zoom Pub Theology

Back online!

A chance to discuss ideas and thoughts about all matter of things theological.

After a short introduction of 5 minutes, the conversation is open.

Meet via Zoom from 7.30 – 8.30pm on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month.

Topics:       Tuesday 7th July – Sabbath – other suggestions welcome

For a Zoom link or enquiries or suggestions, ring Richard Laugharne (01503-230333) or email on richard.laugharne@nhs.net

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Downderry families need your help!

Young families are suffering through lay-offs or vastly reduced income.

To help these young families, food parcels of around £30 value each have been delivered to the school to be passed to families as they see fit. This has been done through the generosity of local anonymous donors in co-operation with Downderry Stores who also were generous in their provision.

In addition the school have placed a covered plastic box outside the school so that individuals can drop items of tinned or dry food plus domestic consumables during the school day – the school being open for children of key workers.

The purpose of this notice is to give you an opportunity to support this ministry at this special time in our national life. There are three ways you can do this:

1. You can support a family by funding a shopping box. The cost is in the region of £30 and you should contact David Watters (01503 250 521 or david.watters1@gmail.com) and he will give you details about how this will work.

2. If £30 at one go is too much for you – and we understand that! – drop CASH in an envelope through David’s door (Jasione, Front Road, Downderry) marked ‘For Families in Need’ – you can add your name if you want to but you do not have to …….

3. You can deliver tins etc to the box at St Nicolas School- or if you cannot get there yourself, let David know and collection can be arranged.

We can all be sure that this problem will be with us for some time and families might need support for many weeks or months – so this is not a ‘one of’ situation but it is a God-given opportunity to demonstrate Christian love and support in and for our community.

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Messy Church

meeting in St Germans Methodist Church

Currently cancelled, but work going on in the background

Messy Church is a form of church for children and adults that involves creativity, celebration and hospitality – it’s fun!

If you’d like to help out please speak to Evelyn or ring her on 01503 230449

Find out more at https://www.messychurch.org.uk/what-messy-church-and-isnt

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Events at St Germans Priory Church

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None at present

Services and events in our other Benefice Churches